Advertiser disclosure: Some links on this page earn us a commission. Compensation never affects our data, our rankings, or which lenders we cover. How we make money.
California · Other Services
SBA loans for other services in California
11,437 loans worth $6.48B approved since FY2010 for other services (except public administration) projects located in California.
Loans
11,437
Approved
$6.48B
Median loan
$270,000
+73% vs sector nationally
Median rate
7.00%
Jobs supported
97,407
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA data, as of 2026-06-30. Approvals from FY2010 onward. How we calculate this.
Lenders
Who lends to other services in California
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Bank | 1,200 | $360.0M | |
| U.S. Bank | 1,339 | $358.9M | |
| Bank of Hope | 467 | $321.2M | |
| Enterprise Bank & Trust | 302 | $265.2M | |
| Mortgage Capital Development Corporation | 280 | $236.9M | |
| CDC Small Business Finance Corp. | 484 | $224.9M | |
| Live Oak Banking Company | 174 | $224.1M | |
| Open Bank | 160 | $197.6M |
Detail
Which industries inside the sector
An SBA 7(a) lender for loans this size
The median SBA loan approved for other services in California since FY2010 was $270,000. SmartBiz makes SBA 7(a) loans up to $500,000. It is shown here as a separate, labelled option, outside the data rankings on this page. You apply on their site - we do not take applications and never see your information.
Check options with SmartBizWe may be paid if you apply through this link. It does not change what we publish, and no lender can buy a place in our rankings. Details.
All SBA lending in California
135,894 loans across every sector.
Other Services nationally
97,019 loans across all states.
How SBA 7(a) works
Eligibility, caps, fees, and the timeline.
Common questions
- How many SBA loans go to other services businesses in California?
- 11,437 SBA loans totalling $6,478,174,700 have been approved for other services (except public administration) projects in California since FY2010.
- Which lenders finance other services in California?
- The most active by dollars approved are Wells Fargo Bank, U.S. Bank, Bank of Hope, Enterprise Bank & Trust. Several are national lenders with no local branch - SBA lending crosses state lines freely.
- What is a typical loan size for other services in California?
- The median approval is $270,000, 73% above the national median for this sector ($156,200).
We are a publisher, not a lender or broker. We never take applications and are never paid by borrowers. Read the full disclosures.